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15,831 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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Illness in Phnom Penh, violence in Nablus and the cyclone in Zimbabwe drew the news. Palestine's coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's. Over the whole world, the tone was much softer than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 31 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostPalestine 82 in 100 of its 197 stories, usually 67
RegionCentral Asia 43 in 100 of its stories, usually 22
Tone of the words Much softer than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Health

Cambodia

42 of its 86 stories (49%) were about people being harmed, usually 35%. Phnom Penh accounted for 32 of Cambodia's 42 stories about harm, carried by 116 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about three times the usual rate (26 stories). Flu was named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with bird flu, outbreaks and respiratory illness. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Cambodia over 30 days → its stories → Phnom Penh stories →
Conflict & violence

Palestine

161 of its 197 stories (82%) were about people being harmed, usually 67%. Nablus accounted for 95 of Palestine's 161 stories about harm, carried by 100 outlets. Reports of people injured ran at about twice the usual rate (103 stories). Its coverage was about three times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Palestine over 30 days → its stories → Nablus stories →
Disasters & accidents

Zimbabwe

68 of its 184 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (10 stories). Cyclone was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 10 times usual, with heavy rain and tropical storm.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Somalia

44 of its 53 stories (83%) were about people being harmed, usually 65%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (13 stories). Drought was named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

64 of its 119 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 44%. Kabul accounted for 28 of Afghanistan's 64 stories about harm, carried by 29 outlets. Reports of refugees ran at about three times the usual rate (12 stories).

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

406 of its 1,246 stories (33%) were about people being harmed, usually 26%. Reports of people displaced ran at about 4 times the usual rate (62 stories). Its coverage was about twice as angry as the world's.

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Health

China

Reports of people injured ran at about 5 times the usual rate (45 stories). Landslides were named in 64 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual, with avalanche. Grief in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Disasters & accidents

Tajikistan

32 of its 46 stories (70%) were about people being harmed, usually 34%. Earthquake was named in 30 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual, with landslides.

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Disasters & accidents

Madagascar

22 of its 27 stories (81%) were about people being harmed, usually 52%. Reports of people displaced ran at about three times the usual rate (10 stories).

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Also named far more than usual: earthquake in Tajikistan (30 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); drought in Somalia (23 of its stories, about three times its usual); volcanic eruption in Philippines (34 of its stories, about 9 times its usual); landslides in China (64 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); cholera in South Africa (25 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 23 Feb. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,831 stories about harm among 78,286 counted on 23 Feb.

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In Tajikistan's news, mentions of the earthquake ran about 9 times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 78,286 stories, as usual. A year earlier, on 23 February 2022, 23 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today. In Cambodia, 49% of the news was about people being harmed, where 35% is usual.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Somalia83 in 100 of its 53 stories · usually 65 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine82 in 100 of its 197 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Türkiye67 in 100 of its 334 stories · usually 68 · mostly disasters & accidents Syria59 in 100 of its 131 stories · usually 73 · mostly disasters & accidents Afghanistan54 in 100 of its 119 stories · usually 44 · mostly conflict & violence

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US104 stories about protests or strikes, of its 472 Delhi India69 stories about protests or strikes, of its 139 Jerusalem Israel55 stories about protests or strikes, of its 116 Moscow Russia27 stories about protests or strikes, of its 140 New York US25 stories about protests or strikes, of its 200

Stories, not people.

Where the news was warmest

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: about as warm as its own usual or lessZambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessYemen: about as warm as its own usual or lessVietnam: about as warm as its own usual or lessVenezuela: too little coverage to readVanuatu: too little coverage to readUzbekistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessUruguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessMicronesia: too little coverage to readU.S. Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readGuam: about as warm as its own usual or lessPuerto Rico: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited States: too little coverage to readSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: too little coverage to readIsle of Man: too little coverage to readUnited Kingdom: about as warm as its own usual or lessUnited Arab Emirates: about as warm as its own usual or lessUganda: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTurkey: about as warm as its own usual or lessTunisia: about as warm as its own usual or lessTrinidad & Tobago: about as warm as its own usual or lessTonga: too little coverage to readTogo: about as warm as its own usual or lessTimor-Leste: too little coverage to readThailand: about as warm as its own usual or lessTanzania: about as warm as its own usual or lessTajikistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessTaiwan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSwitzerland: about as warm as its own usual or lessSweden: about as warm as its own usual or lessEswatini: too little coverage to readSuriname: too little coverage to readSouth Sudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSudan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSri Lanka: about as warm as its own usual or lessSpain: too little coverage to readSouth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessSouth Africa: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomalia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovakia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSlovenia: too little coverage to readSingapore: about as warm as its own usual or lessSierra Leone: about as warm as its own usual or lessSeychelles: about as warm as its own usual or lessSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: about as warm as its own usual or lessSaudi Arabia: about as warm as its own usual or lessSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: too little coverage to readSt Vincent: too little coverage to readSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: about as warm as its own usual or lessRussia: about as warm as its own usual or lessRomania: about as warm as its own usual or lessQatar: about as warm as its own usual or lessPortugal: about as warm as its own usual or lessPoland: about as warm as its own usual or lessPhilippines: about as warm as its own usual or lessPeru: too little coverage to readParaguay: about as warm as its own usual or lessPapua New Guinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessPanama: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalau: too little coverage to readOman: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Korea: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiger: about as warm as its own usual or lessNicaragua: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Zealand: about as warm as its own usual or lessNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: about as warm as its own usual or lessCuraçao: too little coverage to readMozambique: about as warm as its own usual or lessMorocco: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: too little coverage to readMongolia: too little coverage to readMoldova: about as warm as its own usual or lessMexico: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritius: about as warm as its own usual or lessMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalaysia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMalawi: too little coverage to readMadagascar: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorth Macedonia: too little coverage to readLuxembourg: about as warm as its own usual or lessLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: about as warm as its own usual or lessLiberia: about as warm as its own usual or lessLesotho: about as warm as its own usual or lessLebanon: about as warm as its own usual or lessLatvia: too little coverage to readLaos: too little coverage to readKyrgyzstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessKuwait: about as warm as its own usual or lessKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readKenya: about as warm as its own usual or lessKazakhstan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJordan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJapan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJamaica: about as warm as its own usual or lessItaly: about as warm as its own usual or lessIsrael: about as warm as its own usual or lessPalestine: about as warm as its own usual or lessIreland: about as warm as its own usual or lessIraq: about as warm as its own usual or lessIran: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndonesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIndia: about as warm as its own usual or lessIceland: about as warm as its own usual or lessHungary: about as warm as its own usual or lessHonduras: too little coverage to readHaiti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuyana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuatemala: about as warm as its own usual or lessGrenada: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreece: about as warm as its own usual or lessGhana: about as warm as its own usual or lessGermany: about as warm as its own usual or lessGeorgia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGambia: about as warm as its own usual or lessGabon: too little coverage to readFrance: about as warm as its own usual or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: about as warm as its own usual or lessNew Caledonia: about as warm as its own usual or lessFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: about as warm as its own usual or lessFiji: about as warm as its own usual or lessEthiopia: about as warm as its own usual or lessEstonia: too little coverage to readEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: about as warm as its own usual or lessEgypt: about as warm as its own usual or lessEcuador: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominican Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessDominica: too little coverage to readDjibouti: about as warm as its own usual or lessGreenland: too little coverage to readFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readDenmark: about as warm as its own usual or lessCzech Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: too little coverage to readCuba: too little coverage to readCroatia: about as warm as its own usual or lessCôte d'Ivoire: about as warm as its own usual or lessCosta Rica: about as warm as its own usual or lessDR Congo: about as warm as its own usual or lessCongo: about as warm as its own usual or lessComoros: about as warm as its own usual or lessColombia: too little coverage to readChina: about as warm as its own usual or lessHong Kong: about as warm as its own usual or lessChile: about as warm as its own usual or lessChad: about as warm as its own usual or lessCentral African Republic: about as warm as its own usual or lessCape Verde: about as warm as its own usual or lessCanada: about as warm as its own usual or lessCameroon: about as warm as its own usual or lessCambodia: about as warm as its own usual or lessMyanmar: about as warm as its own usual or lessBurundi: too little coverage to readBurkina Faso: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrunei: about as warm as its own usual or lessBrazil: about as warm as its own usual or lessBotswana: too little coverage to readBosnia and Herzegovina: about as warm as its own usual or lessBolivia: too little coverage to readBhutan: too little coverage to readBenin: too little coverage to readBelize: about as warm as its own usual or lessBelgium: too little coverage to readBelarus: about as warm as its own usual or lessBarbados: about as warm as its own usual or lessBangladesh: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahrain: about as warm as its own usual or lessBahamas: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzerbaijan: about as warm as its own usual or lessAustria: too little coverage to readAustralia: about as warm as its own usual or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArmenia: about as warm as its own usual or lessArgentina: about as warm as its own usual or lessAntigua & Barbuda: too little coverage to readAngola: about as warm as its own usual or lessAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: about as warm as its own usual or lessAlbania: about as warm as its own usual or lessAfghanistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessJammu & Kashmir: about as warm as its own usual or lessAksai Chin: about as warm as its own usual or lessGaza: about as warm as its own usual or lessWest Bank: about as warm as its own usual or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessSiachen Glacier: about as warm as its own usual or lessEast Jerusalem: about as warm as its own usual or lessAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: about as warm as its own usual or lessVatican City: about as warm as its own usual or lessMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: about as warm as its own usual or lessBritish Virgin Islands: too little coverage to readTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: about as warm as its own usual or lessGuernsey: too little coverage to readSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: too little coverage to readCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: too little coverage to readMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: about as warm as its own usual or lessNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: about as warm as its own usual or lessMayotte: too little coverage to readUkraine: warmth about its own usualSyria: warmth about its own usualPakistan: warmth about its own usualNorway: warmth about its own usualNigeria: warmth about its own usualNepal: warmth about its own usualNamibia: warmth about its own usualMali: warmth about its own usualBulgaria: warmth about its own usualUkraine: warmth about its own usualKentucky, US -- health: 12 stories, carried by 16 outletsGeorgia, US -- health: 23 stories, carried by 36 outletsAbuja, Nigeria -- health: 22 stories, carried by 31 outletsCopenhagen, Denmark -- health: 12 stories, carried by 13 outletsMexico City, Mexico -- rights & justice: 10 stories, carried by 32 outletsLanarkshire, UK -- health: 41 stories, carried by 76 outlets
Warmer than its own usual The warmest eventsAbout as warm or lessToo little news

Each country shaded by the warmth in its news — care, help, gratitude — against its own last 30 days. Stronger colour: further above. Dots: the events whose coverage carried the most warmth, even where the event itself began as harm. Warm words, not good outcomes. Click a country or a dot.

Warmest news

No country's news was much warmer than its usual (a quarter or more).

Warmest events

● Kentucky US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Georgia US about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 23 stories ● Abuja Nigeria about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 22 stories ● Copenhagen Denmark about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · health · 12 stories ● Mexico City Mexico about one and a half times as warm as the day's news · rights & justice · 10 stories

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health31% 4,820 stories · about as usual Rights & justice22% 3,444 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents20% 3,176 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 1,826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood5% 820 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given4% 612 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 589 stories · about as usual Displacement2% 315 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed3,800 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,671 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,388 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured858 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees260 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the UK Stories reporting people displaced209 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations95 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions87 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Nigeria Stories reporting people falling ill6 at about two-thirds of the usual rate · most about the US and Finland

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were much softer than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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